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Come to our newest Scholastic Book Fair, "Dino-Mite: Stomp, Chomp, and Read!" March 18th - March 22nd. Click on the "Newspaper" below for more details or the >> for other events! VOLUNTEERS WILL BE NEEDED!

Come to our newest Scholastic Book Fair, "Enchanted Forest Book Fair: Let Your Imagination Grow!" October 29th - November 2nd. Click on the "Newspaper" below for more details or the >> for other events! VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED!

From The Principal

February Newsletter

Hello Parents and Friends:

My goodness, but the weather has been uncooperative lately! We are looking forward to better days so that the children can participate to the fullest in their educational endeavors. This month is always considered a short month because we also have the scheduled mid-winter break which is from February 18-22. During the vacation week, I would like to suggest that you have your children engaged in educational learning, including reading and math, every single day. There are several free apps that they can use for these activities including RazKids, DreamBox, and Khan Academy.

As part of the reading theme, this month we place an emphasis on informational reading. Children tend to struggle a bit more with informational reading for a number of reasons. Based on the subject area, the vocabulary used in a passage may be unfamiliar to the child. In addition, with the absence of a story line, it is easy to lose focus on the text. Thirdly, if the subject discussed in the informational piece is not of interest, the child is not always able to see the purpose for the reading. I strongly encourage you to find age-appropriate, informational passages and read them with your child. Help them with the difficult words and “chunk” the text into smaller parts. Share the meaning of the text when you have finished and give the children examples of why the information is important and how they will use it in authentic settings.

A reminder that we have some favorite activities prepared for this month. The Valentine Breakfast sponsored by the Family Tree will begin at 8:00 AM on February 14. We also have our annual Talent Show scheduled for February 28, at 7:00 PM in the Oakbrook gym. Please join us for both.

We would like to thank our community once again for its support of the 2018 bond issue. Over the next five years, bond issue projects will impact Oakbrook, our feeder schools and every school in the district. To provide updates to the community, the district has created an informational page that reports the status of the projects. The site is located at http://www.uticak12.org/2018bond/updates. If you have any questions regarding the projects and our school, feel free to contact me either through the school email or at the school office (586.797.5900).

We are committed to exemplary teaching and learning in order for our students to be prepared for success in the 21st Century. We will achieve this commitment by engaging the entire community to focus on every child’s achievement, with the expectation that every student will pursue some type of post-high school educational endeavor.

Parents should circle September 21 at 6:30 p.m. on their school calendars. On that night, Oakbrook Elementary will host its Open House. It is a great chance to hear about our plans for the year, meet your child's teacher, and make sure the school year gets off on a positive start. We look forward to seeing you there

Utica Community Schools is Michigan's second largest school district.

Student achievement in the district outpace all county, state and national averages. The district's graduation rate is 12 points higher than the state average and students are staff are regularly honored for excellence.

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